Historical Thinking and the 13 Colonies

Define historian.

• a person who studies the future

• a person who studies the past

• a person who goes to school

• a person who makes maps

Define colony.

• An area that is controlled by Europeans

• An area under its own political control

• An area under the political control of another country

• An area with no laws

What is a conquistador?

• A Spanish explorer/conqueror of the Americas in the 16th century

• A person who came to the New World for religious freedom

• An English church leader

• A Native American who resisted European colonization

What is an indentured servant?

• A person who needs dentures because they have no teeth

• An employee who receives weekly wages for their work

• A person who has been kidnapped

• A person who is bound to work for a specified time in return for payment of travel expenses

Where was the first British settlement in the New World?

• Boston

• New York

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

Where was the first PERMANENT British settlement in the New World?

• Boston

• New York

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

What does this picture describe?

• The Triangle Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

• Conquistadors

What does this image describe?

• The Triangle Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

• Conquistadors

What does this image describe?

• The Triangle Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

• Conquistadors

When sourcing a document, what is one question you should ask?